The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-08-13
MONTANA NEWS.

The output of the Drum Lummon mir
during the month of July was $17O,OO'
| The grocery firm of Ulm & Schmid
at ElkhOrn, have assigned. Their liabil
ties will reach over $4,000.
The gun store of NJ. Silverman at He
ena, was burglarized Wednesday nigh
and $3.50 worth of goods stolen.
The bounty for squirrels. prairie dog
and other animals upon which bounty
paid has cost the territory $4,000 sine
January 1st.
The Helena and Butte base ball club
will contest for the territorial champion
ship on the 21st inst, the game to b.
played at Helena.
Andrew Christofferson, living near Dee
Lodge, was thrown from his mower las
week, and severely cut in the right side
and arm by the sickle-bar.
Lou1s Denlars, one nf the complainant
against the Philipsburg rioters, has beer
arrested on a charge of perjury in swear
Ing to the identity of the alleged lynchers
An addition to the Silver Bow mill al
Butte has been begun with view of ac-
commodating twenty additional stamps,
making the capacity Of the mill fifty
stamps.
Twelve head of cows in Lewistown
were killed by licking packages of sheep
dip that had been wet, the water having
absorbed enough of the DIP to make it
deadly poison.
E. W. Rodeamenan committed suicide
at Clark's ranch on Highwood, Choteau
county, Wednesday, by taking strych-
nine. The supposed cause of the act is
unrequited love.
The recent census of Miles City showed
the requisite number of inhabitants for
the formation of corporate city, and the
proposition to incorporate will be voted
upon September 8.
The Kootenai Indians are reported to
be chasing deer from the vicinity of Flat
head lake across the border into the Brit
ish possessions, where they furnish sport
for those Indians.
A man giving his name as John Ryan,
was arrested at Butte Tuesday for forging
the endorsement to two certificates of de-
posit aggregating $3.50, and belonging to
Thomas Nc Laughlin.
Nellie Andrews, the divorced wife of
James Andrews, an engineer on the Utah
& Northern railroad, committed suicide
in Salt Lake, Utah, last Friday, by taking
an overdose of morphine.
A railroad laborer named J. Kerle was
found dead last Thursday morning in
cabin near the Rattlesnake. The verdict
Of the coroner's jury was in effect that he
came to his death through natural causes.
A collision occurred Monday on the
Boulder branch of the Northern Pacific,
)y which two locomotives were damaged
md caboose completely wrecked The
fireman on the construction train suslaiuru
/ broken arm.
Attachment proceedings have been be-
,un against the Butte Miner at the in
stance of w. A. Clark, for the recovery of
b1S,371, alleged to be due and owing to
lin for notes paid and accounts over
lrawn at the bank of Clark & Larabie.
A preliminary examination of A. G.
Vance, for the killing of Ryan-or Silas
J. Poole, as it now transpires was his real
the Rosebud last week resulted |
n his discharge, the evidence proving
that the killing was justitia-
lie.
The fourth annual convention of the
Vomans' Christian Temperance Union of
Montana, will meet in Dillon, Thursday, !
September 1, and continue until the fol-
owing Monday. The railroads have
,ranted round trip rate of one fare and
fifth TO delegates
S. S. Barnes. ranchman living near
Toward, Custer county, had both his
ands so badly lacerated by a moving
nachine the other day, that amputation
bove the wrists was necessary. He was
brown from the machine and fell with
is hands in front OF the sickle-bar.
Six hundred tons of fire clay is now be-
ng shipped from Thompson Falls to
suite and Anaconda. More will proba-
ly follow. 1t is taken from the south
ank of Clarke's Fork where there is
arge deposit. It is worth $40 per ton
el;vered on. board cars at Thompson.
Tuesday morning engine No. 231 on
1e Wickes branch went off the track
bout Il mile and half below Wickes.
bout forty men and all the locomotives
mployed on the branch were called into
'qusition to replace the derailed engine
raffic was delayed about six hours by
le accident.
A freight train on the Utah & Northern
as wrecked near Feely's, Tuesday, de-
ying all trains twenty hours. The acci-
ent was caused by the sand-box becom-
g detached and falling under the en-
inc, hurling it, together with several cars,
own an embankment, while others were
erailed and the track badly torn up.
Independent: A Miles City gentle
an tells of the heaviest loss probably
7er chronicled from single outfit in
-ontana. A Texas firm last year drove
700 head of dogies into the Box Elder
nge. They rounded up 76 cattle this
ring. He says that the roundup this
ring developed much worse losses in
any instances than had been suspected.
Herald: General Harrison Allen and
II. w. A. Kindred of Dakota, and Mr.. :
wen Farguson. president of the Duluth
,ard of trade, left this morning for White
1lphur Springs to inspect the mines at {
astle Mountain, now under bonds to Mr.. {
I. Hamilton. These gentlemen, who I
e all men of means, before leaving {
e territory may conclude to make some {
vestments in Montana mining properties. !